NBA: Strongest In The History Of Holding A Large Ball

Chang Tiancheng sat on the court until the end of the game, and there was no suspense in the game itself, the Spurs defeated the Cavaliers by a big score, but Chang Tiancheng still didn't understand why the Cavaliers' Bickerstaff coach didn't think about letting the starting lineup play another dozen until the end. Even if they do make any mistakes, will they still be able to reflect until the end of the game, or even lose the game?

As soon as the Spurs returned to the locker room after the game, Popovich called them together for a small meeting.

"Kids, I don't know if you guys just thought about why the Cavaliers' starters weren't playing again."

The Spurs players looked at each other and didn't speak. In the end, it was Wembanyama who was the first to stand up and speak: "I think it may be that their starting five have a little conflict."

Popovich nodded: "When they played the game just now, their two outside players obviously used more energy, so by the third quarter, they wanted to let their two interior players play a dozen more." But it should be that the pressure on our interior players is too great, so their interior players are a little afraid to play in the end, so they pass the ball to the outside again..."

Popovich sighed at this: "Mitchell is a young man, I can feel from his rookie days, he is a very competitive kid. But this time, his handling was really too uncool, and based on what I know about Bickerstaff, he wouldn't have chosen to hide the entire starting lineup so easily, and it must have been because they had a lot of conflicts in the locker room during the third quarter break, which made things end up like this.

Although Popovich didn't say it directly, listening to the meaning of his words, it was basically saying that it was most likely because Mitchell was dissatisfied with his teammates' performance and had an argument with his teammates in the locker room, which made the Cavaliers' entire starting lineup pressed by Bickerstaff on the bench.

"So, if any of you have any objections to one of our players, I want you to bring it up in person, but be mindful of your attitude." Popovich continued, "Mitchell's courage to point out his teammates' problems is certainly something to be recognized, but it's also important that he handles problems. If he could have made this matter clear in a better way, it wouldn't have caused any locker room conflict, right? The

Spurs players nodded, and Popovich saw that the players should have understood what he meant, so he let the players take a shower.

On the plane back to San Antonio, Wembanyama took the initiative to find Chang Tiancheng and said that he wanted to talk. This made Chang Tiancheng feel a little surprised, after all, Popovich just said something like that in the locker room, and Wembanyama came to him, does Wembanyama really have any opinions about himself?

"Chang, don't think too much, I don't have a problem with you." As if he saw Chang Tiancheng's heart, before Chang Tiancheng could speak, Wembanyama took the initiative to speak, "I came to you mainly to ask you and see if you have any opinions about me." "

Huh?" Chang Tiancheng was a little confused by Wembanyama's words, "What do you mean by 'what do I have to say about you'?"

"You see, I'm just a rookie who just started playing in the NBA this year, so I'm sure to make a lot of mistakes on the court. I know what you're best at analysing the situation on the field, so I approached you to ask if there was anything I made on the pitch that caused you to feel resentful of me.

Chang Tiancheng understood what Wembanyama meant, it turned out that this kid wanted to discuss this issue with him.

"Victor, I don't think you need to put so much pressure on yourself." Chang Tiancheng smiled and took a sip of juice, "It's not just you, anyone will make mistakes on the field, including me, of course."

Wembanyama didn't speak, just looked at Chang Tiancheng quietly, wanting to see what he would say next.

Chang Tiancheng took the kettle and filled the cup of juice again for himself: "From my point of view, I don't think you have committed any fatal problems." If there is such a problem, I will definitely point it out to you on the spot.

Thinking of the example of Mitchell that Popovich just cited, Chang Tiancheng added: "Of course, my attitude should be quite good, you don't have to worry about arguing with me."

"Is that all?" Wembanyama obviously didn't get the answer he wanted, "Chang, you don't have to worry about my face, I just want to know what else I can improve." "

Hmm... I think you've done a good job from a technical point of view. The offensive end has a high success rate in singles, and most of the open balls are thrown in, so you can step up and score when the team needs you to score. Not to mention on the defensive end, you're the cornerstone of our defensive system right now, and if there's any problem, the coaches will tell you sooner than I do. Chang Tiancheng knew that he wouldn't be able to get out of the current situation if he didn't say a little more to Wembanyama today, so he continued, "If you have to say it, I think your psychological quality can be improved a little more." "

Mental quality?" After listening to Chang Tiancheng's words, Wembanyama made a contemplative gesture.

"When you played Jokic before, although you didn't say it directly, you should be quite dissatisfied with your own performance." Chang Tiancheng helped Wembanyama wake up in a timely manner.

"Oh my God, when you say that, I remember." Wembanyama patted his forehead, "Chang, you don't know, I always thought I was a very versatile player before I faced Jokic. Although I knew that Jokic was also a very versatile player, I thought that I should not be much different from him, but I didn't expect that after playing a game together, I realized that there was so much difference between me and him..."

Chang Tiancheng drank the juice in the cup again, "Jokic has been playing in the NBA for a few years. Admittedly, he did have a lot of talent in this area, but if you recall it, he didn't start from the bench in the beginning. His situation with the Nuggets didn't get better until Nurkic was traded. "